Project Field Officer

Position Title     :             Project Field Officer

Reports to           :             Project Manager

Location               :               Beirut Office with frequent field visits  

Position Summary:

A senior Project Field Officer provides essential support to a project, working with the Project Manager and other team members to achieve project success. The Officer works in almost every field that projects are undertaken, particularly those related to field activities.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

1. Lead the development of community based campaigns to promote project activities and community engagement.
2. Communicate with grass-root groups (partners, volunteers, local committees) for the preparation and implementation of community activities
3. Participate in training activities targeting a variety of stakeholders
4. Responsible for monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure project objectives and target are met.
5. Identify problems, challenges facing project implementation in a timely manner, communicate these to Project Manager, and advise on corrective alternative actions
6. Carry needs assessments that could advise on project expansion or new project development.
7. Collect, enter, validate and analyze monitoring data using internal and national databases (Activity Info)
8. Participate in the development of hygiene promotion activities
9. Process financial and operational transactions in accordance with ANERA and donor policies and guidelines.
10. Follow up with field staff to submit relevant deliverables
11. Provide relevant project reporting
12. Assist in project report writing
13. Other tasks as suggested by the Project

Work Condition:

This position is based in Beirut with frequent visits to areas of operation in the field, specifically to Palestinian refugee camps.

Qualifications:

1. A university degree in Political Sociology, Communication, Administration Studies.
2. Experience in community assessment, mobilization and campaigning
3. Experience in program administration, operating procedures, oversight and monitoring
4. Knowledge of project funding procedures and guidelines
5. Experience in program administration, operating procedures, oversight and monitoring
6. Experience in M&E
7. Ability to work with database applications
8. Knowledge of project funding procedures and guidelines